Just got scammed on eBay I think

Wolf359 · September 6, 2006 11:34AM

Picked up a cheap mint error, then realized all the photos are from Heritage. User ID been inactive for awhile.
Glad I stopped before I paid.

What the heck is this?

haveaVAM · September 6, 2006 11:37AM

from the U.K.

VamGuy · September 6, 2006 11:37AM

Photo is definitely jacked from heritage... http://images.heritagecoin.com/imagesnew/hnai/ebayliveimages/416/l4891.jpg

But why? It's not a big dollar coin. And he doesn't seem to have any others.

Weird.

robertpr · September 6, 2006 11:37AM

It's possible the seller purchased the coin originally from Heritage. Scammers don't usually bother with cheap coins.

Wolf359 · September 6, 2006 11:38AM

Several coins are priced the same. Rather odd.

VamGuy · September 6, 2006 11:38AM

Correction... his current auctions aren't jacked, but most of his closed auctions have images taken directly from Heritage.

Something stinks.

Russ · September 6, 2006 11:40AM

Hijacked account.

Russ, NCNE

coinguy1 · September 6, 2006 11:41AM

Most scammers don't use minimum bids either, as the seller is doing with his current listings. Send him an email through Ebay - I have a feeling he's legitimate.

Trooper · September 6, 2006 11:42AM

Scam all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been reporting these auctions daily.......

All from low feedback sellers.....most all have either $8 or $11 shipping

Most all have $$$ or another type of symbols in title.....

Most have paypal only...........

99% have same desription......

VamGuy · September 6, 2006 11:43AM

<< <i>Most scammers don't use minimum bids either, as the seller is doing with his current listings. Send him an email through Ebay - I have a feeling he's legitimate. >>

Yeah, because everybody sells a mint state 1890-CC for $68.99

LINK

Trooper · September 6, 2006 11:45AM

here's where they have stolen a ton of auctions from....Read the descriptions!!!!!!!!Here's where the description comes from

coinguy1 · September 6, 2006 11:48AM

Whoops - I hadn't seen his recent completed sales, which included some extremely suspicious, apparent bargains.

Wolf359 · September 6, 2006 11:51AM

Yeah, I just saw the 1896-O MS62 go for the same price. Reported to eBay.

coinman420 · September 6, 2006 11:54AM

he has a 1896 cc for auction. no such thing.

coinman420 · September 6, 2006 11:56AM

1896 cc

coinguy1 · September 6, 2006 12:01PM

I just sent an email to the legitimate seller whose listing descriptions were copied - thanks for the information Trooper.

Wolf359 · September 6, 2006 1:27PM

NARU'ed!

haveaVAM · September 6, 2006 4:48PM

I just woke up from a dead sleep and i came up with this, maybe there funding a group.

Coxe · September 6, 2006 5:10PM

eBay is so loaded with scams it is ridiculous. I just intentionally bid and won a coin that had the most obvious shill from a seller who seems to have a handful of shill accounts he uses regularly. But I knew more about the coin than he did.

Just got scammed on eBay I think

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